The Francois surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 10,794 people carried this name — #3,079 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,000 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 24,561 people named Francois.
544 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 103 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 7,015 people named Francois live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
261 people named Francois live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Francois,
with a public archive behind them.
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François Dominique Séraphin 1747–1800 · marionetteist -
Joseph Francois 1961– · economist -
Mark Francois 1965– · politician -
Tyrese Francois 2000– · association football player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 48 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Francois.
- Francisco 17,976 · U.S. census
- Francisque 114 · U.S. census
- Franck 3,303 · U.S. census
- Francke 553 · U.S. census
- Franco 53,161 · U.S. census
- Francoeur 1,368 · U.S. census
- Francoise 101 · U.S. census
- Francone 287 · U.S. census
- Francy 268 · U.S. census
- Franczak 394 · U.S. census
- Frand 154 · U.S. census
- Frank 65,918 · U.S. census
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